tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14620450.post127051592362708414..comments2023-09-17T04:26:15.925-04:00Comments on Antithesis: A Typical Shopping Trip...Richard Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17633639712911093318noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14620450.post-52988780806541475902009-01-28T10:05:00.000-05:002009-01-28T10:05:00.000-05:00Even though my 4 weren't as close together as your...Even though my 4 weren't as close together as yours were, being a homeschooling mom meant I took them with me whenever I went shopping. One of our major shopping day rules was that if the kids couldn't keep from touching something, they had to keep their hands in their pockets. It worked well when they were old enough to apply it.<BR/><BR/>I remember when the youngest was 2yo, and we were doing the homeschool-event-grocery-shopping-Christmas-shopping marathon, and I was standing at a prescription counter ready to pay for my purchase when I noticed something in my purse I didn't recognize...<BR/><BR/>After a general family conference right there in the middle of the store, we figured out that it had come from the previous store (a couple of miles down the road) and that the 2yo had grabbed it and put it in my purse while I was checking out there. I was SO embarrassed! <BR/><BR/>We quickly finished up at that store and drove back to the previous store, where I hauled all 4 kids out of the car AGAIN and went in to confess my toddler's crime. Unfortunately, the cashier had left her sense of humor home that day and I scuttled my family back out the door with my proverbial tail between my legs. It was a long time before I dared shop in that store again!<BR/><BR/>Can't say I miss the stresses of those days! ;)A. Kay Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09127820418406559897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14620450.post-18432228439596599282009-01-27T18:11:00.000-05:002009-01-27T18:11:00.000-05:00Eventually my favorite store opened up a kiddy car...Eventually my favorite store opened up a kiddy care, and I could leave the three oldest there to play while I shopped!! When the were older, I also began to shop either late at night or early in the AM. To be honest, that's pretty much what I do now, even though the kids are old enough to stay alone, because now I have school hours I try to keep.Mary Fullerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11854259384676390882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14620450.post-36526545181999857632009-01-27T17:43:00.000-05:002009-01-27T17:43:00.000-05:00I have a friend here who had surprise twins with t...I have a friend here who had surprise twins with three somewhat older kids already. I gather that Meijer (the local superstore) was her solution to the shopping problem, because it's literally open 24/7. She goes out to shop at something insane like 5 a.m. (or maybe other insane times in the middle of the night, too) in order to shop alone while the kids are with hubby, presumably in bed. I'm not sure which solution is the more daunting...Lydia McGrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00423567323116960820noreply@blogger.com